2017年成人學位英語考試閲讀理解通關練習

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　　Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　Passage 1

　　Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.

(76) Some people argue that the pressure on international sportsmen and sportswom-en kills the essence of sport-the pursuit of personal excellence. Children kick a football around for fun. When they get older and play for local school teams, they become competi-tive but they still enjoy playing. The individual representing his country cannot afford to think about enjoying himself, and he has to think only about winning. He is responsible for an entire nation’s hopes, dreams and reputation.

A good example is the football World Cup. Football is the world’s most important sport. Winning the World Cup is perhaps the summit of international sporting success. Mention "Argentina" to someone, and the chances are that he’ll think of football. In a sense, winning the World Cup "put Argentina on the map."

Sports fans and supporters get quite irrational about the World Cup. People in Eng-land felt that their country was somehow important after they won in 1966. Last year thousands of Scots sold their cars, and even their houses, and spent all their money travel-ing to Argentina, where the finals were played.

So, am I arguing that international competition kills the idea of sport? Certainly not!(77) Do the Argentinian really believe that because eleven of their men proved the most skilful at football, their nation is in every way better than all others?Not really. But it’s nice to know that you won and that in one way at least your country is the best.

1.

What is the author’s main purpose in the passage?

A To prove that football is the world’s most important sport.

B To show that Argentina is better than all others.

C To compare Scotland with Argentina.

D To explain the role of sport.

答案:D

此題考查的是考生對文章總體觀點的認識。Football is the world’s most important sport是第二段中的原話，這只是文章中普通的一句話，並不代表作者的觀點，因此A項認為本文的目的是去證明這句話顯然是錯誤的。Do the Argentinian really believe that because eleven of their men proved the most skilful at football，their nation is in every way better than all others? Not really.僅僅因為阿根廷足球隊的11名隊員證明了他們是在足球領域技藝最高超的，阿根廷的人們就認為阿根廷在各個方面都是世界上最好的嗎?不是這樣的。從以上這句話可以看出B項也是錯誤的。文章中根本沒有拿阿根廷和蘇格蘭做比較，C項顯然不對。因此本題應該選擇D。

2.

In the second paragraph, the word "summit" means ______.

A highest point

B mountain top

C award

D summary

答案:A

本題考查的是對詞義的猜測。Winning the World Cup is perhaps the summit of international sporting success.假如這句話我們只認識前半句，即“贏得世界盃是……”。很顯然贏得世界盃就是贏得冠軍.也就是站到了足球領域的最高點，因此sum-mit的意思是A項。

3.

According to the passage, Argentina is world-famous because of its ______.

A large number of sports fans and supporters

B success in the football World Cup

C obvious position on the map

D excellence at most important sports

答案:B

本題其實考查的是對winning the World Cup“put Argentina on the map”這句話的理解，把阿根廷放到地圖上其實就是説讓全世界的人都知道阿根廷，而獲得世界盃是讓阿根廷知名度提升的原因。理解了這句話，這道題的答案B也就不説自明瞭。

4.

According to the passage, if a sportsman only thinks about winning, he will ______.

A fail to succeed

B be successful

C lose enjoyment

D be irrational

答案:C

這道題考查的是對第一段中這句話的理解：The individual represen-ting his country cannot afford to think about enjoying he has to think only about winning.代表國家參加比賽的個人根本無法考慮從比賽中得到樂趣，他們不得不考慮如何去獲得勝利。所以説只想着去獲得勝利的人是得不到體育本身的樂趣的。因此本題應該選擇C。

5.

What is the author’s attitude towards international games?

A Nations that meet on a football field are unlikely to meet on a battlefield.

B Nations that win the football World Cup are regarded as the best in all aspects.

C Nations that win in international games prove the best on the sports field at least.

D Nations that give much attention to international competitions are world-famous in many ways.

答案:C

本題是考查作者觀點的題目。想做對此題，應該找到最後一段中的這句話：But it’s nice to know that you won and that in one way at least your country is the best.但是，知道你的國家獲勝是很令人高興的一件事情，這表明至少在一個領域中你的國家是最好的。在四個選項裏面只有C項和這句話相符。因此應該選擇C。

　　Passage 2

　　Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage.

If you smoke-particularly cigarettes-you are far more likely than a non-smoker to suffer or die from several major diseases-notably lung cancer.

One smoker in four dies prematurely (過早的.) because of his smoking. The risk of dy-ing for a heavy smoker (between the ages of 35 and 55) is roughly equal to the risk run by a non-smoker 10 years older.

Cigarette smoking-and to a lesser degree pipe and cigar smoking--may aggravate (使惡化) or be partly responsible for the development of a wide variety of other diseases, which include cancers of the mouth and throat, peptic ulcers (胃潰瘍), and loss of teeth.

(78) Women who smoke during pregnancy produce babies on average about 5 to 8 ounces lighter than those who don’t.

Take lung cancer for example.

Britain’s lung cancer figures are the highest in the world, and still rising. Ninety peo-ple die every day, 33,000 in 1969. Almost all these deaths can be attributed directly to to-bacco smoking. (79) The prospects of a cure for lung cancer are, at present, remote, and it is impossible to estimate when, if ever, someone will find one. You would be foolish to rely on someone finding a cure before you needed it.

One man in eight who die between the ages of 35 and 64 is killed by lung cancer. The figures for women in this age group are lower, about 1 in 20. This is partly because women smoke less, and have not smoked as long. But the figures are still very high.

6.

According to the passage, lung cancer______.

A is the major cause of death between the ages of 35 and 55

B is most often caused by smoking

C never affects non-smokers

D has nothing to do with smoking

答案:B

倒數第二段中給出證據：Almost all these deaths can be attributed di-rectly to tobacco smoking。

7.

Women who smoke during pregnancy produce______.

A lighter babies than those who don’t

B heavier babies than those who don’t

C babies who can’t live long

D babies who suffer from heart diseases

答案:A

原文第四段畫線句子給出了答案。